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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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